Hoof-pad.



A. LARSEN.

HOOF PAD.

APPLICATION FILED AIIG.2,'I9I3.

Patented Apr. 13,1915` 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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A. LARSEN.

HO0F PAD.

APPLICATION FILD AUG.2. 1913.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Ptgnted Api, 13,

Application led August 2, 1913. Serial No. 782,551.

of flexible material formed of a multiplicity of sections having their adjacent edges in abutting engagement with each other and all secured together so as to form a pad adapted to be interposed between a hoof and shoe.'

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple, economical, and e'liicient hoof pad.

Other and further objects of the invention will appear from the following description and claims and from an inspection of the accompanying drawings which are made a parthereof. f

,The invention consists in the features, combinations, and details f of construction herein described and claimed.

In the laccompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a face viewV of a blank or strip of flexible material made in accordance with my invention and from which blank the rim or side members of my improved hoof Ipad are cut. Fig. 2, a face view of a strip of flexible material comprising a plurality of layers each formed of a multiplicity of sections having their edges in abutting engagement with each other, the layers being stitched together and forming a. sheet or strip of flexible material adapted to enable .heel-members or transverse end portions of horseshoe or hoofpads to be cut therefrom;

Fig. 3, aI face or. plan view of a horseshoe pad constructed in accordance with my invention and comprising curved side or'rim members, each formed of a plurality of layers comprising aplurality of overlapping sections securedtogether and having a central or body member formed of flexible material and a transverse or'heel member, thev outer edges of the central member being secured in abutting engagement with the inner edges of the side and heel members, rey

spect-ivelyg; Fig. l, a similarview of a horseshoe pad comprising side or rim members formed of a plurality of layers of flexible material each comprising a plurality of overlapping sections having their edges in abutting lengagement and` having va transverse or heel member of flexible material and a metallic plate, the outer marginal v portions of which are secured to the flexible side and heel members ;l Fig. 5, a transverse sectional view, taken on line 5 Vof Fig.

3, looking in the direction ofthe arrows; Fig. G, a similar transverse sectional view, taken' on line 6 of Fig. e looking iny the direction o-f the arrows; Fig. 7, fa sectional view, taken on line 7 of Fig. 3 looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 8, a sectional view of a three-ply strip or sheet of v leather formed of overlapping sections having their adjacent edges in abutting engagement and all sewed together; Fig. 9, a face view of a sheet or strip of flexible material formed of a plurality of layers of leather, each comprising a multiplicity of sections having ,their adjacent edges in abutting engagement, said layers being secured together by means of stitches and forming a sheet of material adapted'to enable horseshoe pads tobe cut therefrom; Fig. 10, a face view of a completedhorseshoe pad as it would appear after being cut from a sheet of Vmaterial such as thatshown in'Fig. 9, and after having staples inserted at suitable intervals to connect the Vsections of the respective layers of which the pad isV formed; Fig. 11, a similar view of ahorse'shoe pad as it would appear when formed of'a sheet of material such as that shown in Fig. 9 when provided with a central shield or metallic'plate;y Fig. 1:2, a transverse sectionalv and provided with a metallic plate riveted- In the art to which this invention relates, leather is a very desirable material yfrom which to manufacture hoof pads. In view of the fact, however, that leather, when in pieces ofi sufcient dimensions to enable an entire hoof pad or even the side or end members of a hoot' pad to be constructed from a single piece, is very expensive, it becomes very desirable to provide a hoof pad made in accordance with this invention and comprising strips or sheets of leather formed of a multiplicity of connected sections ot' such small dimensions that a pad of the desired material is obtained which is much less expensive than any which could be formed of a single piece of leather or even of pieces of leather of suliicient dimensions to form an entire side or end member or an entire layer or ply.

1n constructing a horseshoe pad or hoof pad in accordance with my invention and comprising side and end portions or rim and heel members composed or" leather, 1 provide a strip or blank a, such as is shown in Fig. 1 comprising a plurality of layers of flexible material, preferably leather, one of said layers comprising in its construction a multiplicity of sections b arranged With their adjacent edges c in abutting engagement with each other, and the other of said layers comprising in its construction a multiplicity of similar sections Z arranged in overlapping engagement With the sections b and with their adjacent edges e in abutting engagement with each other, the sections Z) and Z being so arranged with respect to each other as to break joints, or, in other Words, arranged in overlapping engagement With each other and with the edges of the sections b in staggered relation to the edges of the sections cZ of the other layer or ply. The layers are secured together by means of stitches f and the blank or strip comprising the overlapping sections Z2 and cZ is of curved form having an outer curved edge g and an inner curved edge ZL in approximately parallel relation to each other so as to form a curved strip or sheet of flexible material ol any desired length adapted to enable the rims or side members z' of any desired number of horseshoe pads, such as those shown in Figs. 3 and ll, to be cut therefrom. The outer curved vedge g of the strip or blank has a curvature which is, by preference, slightly larger than the curvature of the outer edgev of a iinished side or rim member i, the inner edge ZL of the strip being, by preference, parallel With the outer edge so as to form a strip of sullicient Width to enable the side or rim members z' to be cut therefrom. It will be readily seen that the strip is adapted to be fed progressively into a machine for cutting or stamping out the pads or rim members Z progressively and with great rapidity.

A strip Ze of flexible material, such as that shown in Fig. 2, is provided for enabling the transverse end or heel members Z of horseshoe pads, such as those-shown in Figs. 3 and 4, to be cut or stamped therefrom. The strip or sheet of material shown in Fig. 2 comprises in its construction a plurality of layers of flexible material, preferably leather, each formed of a plurality ol sections m, the sections of each layer having their adjacent edges a in abutting engagement with each other and in such position with respect to the corresponding abutting edges of the sections of the other layer or layers of the strip as to break joints, as indicated in Fig. 2. The layers or plies, of which there may be two or more, as desired, comprising the overlapping sections m, are secured together by means of roivs of stitches o at suitable intervals, in such a manner as to form a continuous strip or sheet of material suitable for enabling transverse or heel members of hoof pads, such as those shown in Figs. 3 and Ll, or of a similar character, to be cut therefrom. 1n making a pad of the form shown in Fig. 3, a central or inner member 79 is provided which may be of leather or of a cheaper material such as canvas and rubber or cementitious material. When made of canvas and rubber or Waterproof material, the central or inner member p is, by preference, made in tvvo layers of canvas cemented together and having rubber or Waterproof cementitious material permeating the interstices between the fibers or threads of canvas or fabric of which the layers are formed. The central or inner member p, when in the form shown in Fig. 8, has curved side edges g and an end edge a' in abutting engagement With the adjacent or corresponding inner edges o't the curved rim members or side members z' and the heel 0r end member Z, the curved marginal edges of the central member y) being secured to the inner correspondingly curved edges or inner margins of the rim or side members z' by means of staples e or other suitable securing means, and the transverse end margin or edge i ot the member p being secured to the inner edge of the transverse or heel member Z by means of staples t or similar securing means. |The sections o and cZ of the rim or side members i are also, by preference, connected by means of staples u which connect the adjacent abutting edges of the sections Z) and d, by preference at such points as to enable the staples u to be inside of the inner edge of the shoe when the pad is in position so that 'the staples Will not necessarily come between the shoe and the hoof.

From the foregoing it Will be seen that a pad constructed as above described will have flexible rim portions composed of leather adapted to extend between a horses hoof and shoe, and that the cushion or rim portions of the pad thus adapted to extend between the hoof and shoe may be made ot good leather and 4yet be of such economy 'of construction as to not renderthe cost of the pad prohibitive reason f the value of the material which itv is constructed, as it would beI if made of larger pieces or whole leeth'eejef equally gend quality. y

I," Fig. 4, a plate er shield fu of sheet metal is 'shown 'secured .to the .rim members i and the, transverse ,ri'm member or heel strip Z by means of, split rivets wwhich eX- tend through the overlapping sections b and d and through apertl'lres y in the marginal portions of the plate, so that the plate and fthe members or leatherv members t and Z are securely connected and are adapted nto form a hoof .pad having flexible rim members orinariginal portions ,which extend between the hoof and shoe 'when the pad is in use, 'and having a central portionadapted to form a strong and relatively vrigid shield fr protecting portion for the fr'og or central portion 'ofthe hoof. 'fheplafte e is adapted fto be use/d in "combination Vwith the lrim membersor flexible members e'V and Z whether a 'fle ible 'central portion or inner Ame'rnlee'r 't is employed for nemend ythe plate or shield o maybe used either on the top or bottom side of the pad. l prefer to so con-V l vstruct the metallic plate or shield "u and the .flexible portions 'or leather heel and side or 'members that thev flexible members Awill extend laterally and forward beyond the margins of the plate o'r shield and also,by preference, rearwardly beyond the rear margin of the shield. l y j In making horseshoe-,pads such 'as those "shown in Figs. lOland y11, a 'strips or sheet 2 of flexible material vis provided which in its fp'referred'form consists off `two :or more layie'rs of leather sewed together, 'each of such layers comprising a multiplicity 'of Sections having their adjacent Vedges in abutting eng'agemena the 'sections '3 of 'one layer k'being .so arranged that they overlap the sections 4 'of the other layer or layers, and `all of the -sections being so arranged with respect to V'each other 'that they brealrjoints, The adf. jacent abutting transverse edges 5 'of the-sections 3 of one layer or ply are intermediate the adjacent abutting edges 6 of the sections 4 of the next adjacent layer or ply, andthe abutting edges r(of th'e 'sections of the ply formed by said sections are located intermediate the corresponding abutting edges 8 f the seetiense of the next adjace'ntlayerf or layers. The sections thus arranged'break joints both transversely and lengthwise of the strip. The sections 3 and and the plies or layers of leather formed thereby are secured together by means of transverse seams or rows of stitching 9 and by seams or rows of stitching 10 which extend longitudinally of the strip and cross the abutting edges 5 and 6 of the sections of the plies or layers to be connected by such stitching. A continuoils 'exblesheet or strip of leather is thus 'formed which is adapted t'o enable g horseshoe pads 11, such as that vshown in Fig.` 10, or vpads 12, such as that lshown in Fig. l1, to be cut o'rstamped therefrom- The strlp 'or sheet is fed progressively into a suit'ablecutting'or stampingfmachine which may be of l e any 'desired type adapted to 'cut out pads or pad members ofthe desired size and shape the hoof and shoe, and. thebentral portion of which v1s adapte'd to cover, and

lprotect the frog or central portion fof `the hoof. `A central protecting plate or metal shield 13 may b'e secured to theflexible p'a'd, Y

:shown in Figpll, by means of split rivets 114 inserted through the sections of leather "and through holes 1.5 )of the plate, such plate being, -by preference, so constructed that the marginal portions of "the ilexiblepadmembei 12, projects' Y forwardfand latjerallyw'beyonj'd 'the plate 'on both sides thereof. The

h'eel margin "of fthel-exble member 12 ,may

v'extend rearward beyond the rear edge of the "plate, Las 4shown inFi'g. 11, as ldesir'e'd. In cases in which it is found desirable to use thev 'flexible leather pad 11 without a metallic lpla'teksuch as a' plate 13 or :otherl similar ym'etallrc shield, it isk advisable to insert ja -series of fstaples 16 through the sections Aand 4L of the plies or layers of leather, so 'as to securely connect the adjacent abutting marginal edges ofthe sections and valso connect the plies 4vor layers. These `staples 16 are, by preference, so disposed :as to come on the inside of the `inner margin of the shoe when the. latter isinposition with the mar'- gi'nal portions of the flexible pad `extending forward and laterallyfbeyond the staples and adaptedtojextend between the hoof and `V-shoe. The staples as well as'the seams 9 and 10 rthus serve "to, connectfthe sections 3 and 4 and 'the plies or layers formed vby such connected sections v`va'nd to, in a measure, protect :the Jcentral partof the Vvpad from wear.

making 'a' pad cdmprising Vsectional layersof leather Astitched together,1 prefer to secure a continuous layer or layers of canvas 18, or v'similar strong 'flexible material such as a plurality of layers of canvas cemented together l by means of rubber cement orcementitious material containing rubber. (See Figs. 10 and 12.) This continuous canvas layer is, .by preference, adapted to extend between the leather lilo material and thehoof so that it overlaps and connects a plurality ofy sections of the next adjacent sectional layer of leather,1when the pad 1s 1n use. The leather layers, which are secured to the canvas layer by means of rows of stitching or staples or both stitching and staples, as shown in Figs. l0 and l2, are thus adapted to support the leather layers even when the latter are partly worn out and will support the inner layer of leather during the wearing away of the outer or bottom layer and even when the outer layer is worn away. v

In Fig. 14, the sectional layers of leather forming a pad such as that shown in Fig. 1l are shown secured together by means of rows of stitches and provided with a layer of rubber cement or waterproof cementitious material 19 between the sectional layers of leather and adapted to render the pad substantially waterproof and to so connect the sections of leather as to form a strong and durable pad.

By arranging the sections of each layer4 edge to edge in abutting relation or engagement with each other, as herein described and shown, both of said layers will have a plurality of sections the abutting marginal portions of which are overlapped by a continuous unbroken portion of a section of the next adjacent layer. In other'words, each layer has a continuous integral portion in overlapping engagement with abutting marginal portions of a plurality of sections of the next adjacent layer, the overlapping sections and the layers of leather formed thereby being joined together by rows of stitching, or by connecting means extending therethrough, and being adapted to be connected with a central member such as that shown in Fig. 3, or with a plate as already described.

In F ig. 8 is shown a strip of leather formed or three plies or layers 17 each comprising a multiplicity of overlapping sections 17 of leather having their adjacent edges in abutting engagement in a manner similar to that already described in connection with Figs. l to 6 inclusive.

l claim:

l. A hoof-pad, comprising a plurality of layers of flexible material, each layer consisting of a series of pieces or sections which meet each other edge to edge, each layer having a continuous integral portion extending across the meeting edges of a plurality of pieces or sections of the next adjacent layer,

and said layers being permanently connected with each other.

2. A hoof-pad, comprising a plurality of layers of leather, each layer consisting of a series of pieces or sections which meet each other edge to edge, each layer having a continuous integral portion extending across the meeting edges of a plurality of pieces or sections of lthe next adjacent layer, said layers being permanently connected with each other, a center member, and means for connecting said center member with said layers.

8. A hoof-pad, comprising a plurality of layers of flexible material, each layer consisting of a series of pieces or sections which meet each other edge to edge, each layer having a continuous integral portion extending across theV meeting edges of a plurality of pieces or sections of the next adjacent layer, and said layers being secured together by rows of stitching extending throughthe pieces or sections of said layers.

4. A hoof-pad, comprising two curved oppositely disposed rim members, a heel member extending between and connected with said rim members, each curved rim and heel member consisting of a plurality of layers of ilexible material, each layer composed of a series of pieces or sections which meet each other edge to edge, each layer having a continuous integral portion extending across the meeting edges of a plurality or' pieces or sections of the next adjacent layer, rows of stitching extending through and securing the pieces or sections of each layer together and securing the layers together, a shield member having its lateral edges abutting against the adjacent inner lateral edges of said rim members, and having its rear edge abutting against the adjacent inner edge of said heel member, and metal fasteners securing the shield member to said rim and heel members.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention I aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses, this 30th day of 100 July, A. D. 1913.

ANDRU LARSEN.

Witnesses HARRY IRWIN CROMER, EUGENE C. WANN.

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